The Portland daily press., 1887-11-05
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Philip IL Brown has returned from
New York
Ex-Governor Conner and Mrs. Connor are
in Washington
Ex-Governor Robbie was at the Falmouth
Hotel last evening.
Colonel W. A. r. Boothby, of Water
vile, was in the city yesterday.
Governor Bodwell passed through the city
last night on his way home from Boston.
DR.. Worcester of Massachusetts, whose
wife was Miss Bessie Hill of this city, is ly-
ing dangerously i'll of peritonitis.
Mr.. Everett Totman, late of the firm of
Allen & Totman Of Fairfield, is to start for
California in two weeks with view to set
ting permanently.
The Pensioners of Rev. Mr.. Bicknell,
pastor Of the First Uniyersalist church of
Lowell, gave him handsome reception on
Wednesday in honor of his fftieth birthday.
DAWN, centre fielder, and Schoeneek of the
Portland team, have signed the one with the
Milwaukees, the other with the Chicago
Unions. Both will be in the Western
League.
Messrs. w. w. Bolster of Lewiston, and
E. P. Kicker of Poland, will leave together
for the West about the Goth. Mr. Bolster
will visit Dakota and Mr.. Kicker will go to
California
The wedding of Miss Flora Goss, daugh-
ter of Mr.. e. f. Goss. at the residence of her
father on Pleasant street, Auburn, to Cap
tain Harry (. Stetson Of Bath, was the no.
table social event in Auburn this week.
Senator Hale passed through the city yes
terday noon on his way to Ellsworth. He
said he was in good health, never better,
and that he had enjoyed his European trip
very much, deriving great benefit from the
rest it afforded him.
Judge G. F. Whitman has been elected
president and George r. Rowe secretary of
the Norway Republican Club. A committee
to draft bylaws was appointed as follows:
Dr. g. W. Hazelton, Il. f. Smith, c. w.
Leavitt, j. A. Roberts and Nathan Hatch
Ralph Wadsworth, a Maine man and ma
tive of Hiram, is now the overseer of sugar
plantation out in Hilo, Hawaiian Islands,
and has an interesting letter in the Fryeburg
Record descriptive of recent trip to the
great volcano of Kilauea. He is the son of
Hon. S. ID. Wadsworth.
Manager Hickson of the Grand Trunk. re-
turned to Montreal yesterday morning via.
Lewiston. Late Thursday evening Presi-
dent Blabon of the Board of Trade, and Mr.
George s. Hunt, of the committee on the ele-
vator, called on Mr.. Hickson, and also w.
L.. Putnam. Mr.. Hickson presented the
same views as stated in yesterdays PRESS.
Mr. James William Fitzpatrick has been
appointed general agent of the Mutual Life
insurance Company for the State of Maine,
to succeed Mr.. Frank p. Wood, resigned.
The general agency will be located at Port
land, and Mr. Fitzpatrick will have as an as
sociate in the conduct of the business Spec
ial Agent johnson. Both gentlemen have
previously and effectively represented the
Mutual under Mr.. J. L. Stearns in Canada.
The appointment dates from the first
proximo, up to which time Mr.. Wood will
fulfill the duties of the office.
Miss Mary N. Snow, principal of the
Union Square Grammar School in Bangor,
has resigned her position and purchased the
stock of goods lately owned by Jacob Stern
q Co. The Wing pays this deserved compli
nient to the lady's pluck: miss Snow will
bring to her new relation 10 life the same
energy and ability which have combined to
make her so successful a teacher, and
which, we believe, will make her equally
successful in her new field, and to this end
she will have the best wishes of a host of
friends"